The Center Street lot on which the building stands has been used for [[schools|school]] purposes since [[1890]], when a two-room schoolhouse was built there. ​ The present school was erected in 1931 at a cost of $265,000. As built, it housed grades one to twelve; it became an elementary school in 1954 when [[Boone County High School]] was constructed. ​

The Center Street lot on which the building stands has been used for [[schools|school]] purposes since [[1890]], when a two-room schoolhouse was built there. ​ The present school was erected in 1931 at a cost of $265,000. As built, it housed grades one to twelve; it became an elementary school in 1954 when [[Boone County High School]] was constructed. ​